LONDON: Libya's foreign minister has not been offered immunity following his unexpected arrival in Britain, London said Thursday, while urging other members of Moamer Kadhafi's "crumbling" regime to quit.
Mussa Kussa, a former head of Libyan intelligence and one-time ambassador to Britain, arrived "under his own free will" at Farnborough airport southwest of London on Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
He was being questioned by British officials, but Hague insisted that Kussa, who has been accused of masterminding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, had not been offered immunity from prosecution.
"Mussa Kussa is not being offered any immunity from British or international justice," Hague told reporters.
The 59-year-old Libyan flew to Britain with his son from Tunisia, where he had spent two days on what Tripoli had officially described as a private visit.
Kadhafi's government, embroiled in a war with rebel fighters against his 42-year rule, later shrugged off the defection by saying the regime "does not depend on individuals". (AFP)
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